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<div class="textblock"><p>The quality of the available descriptions is key to the success of the CMSIS-SVD format. Aspects of quality are:</p>
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<p>Automated checks are done on two levels:</p>
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<li><b>The CMSIS-SVD Schema File</b>: The schema file specifies the syntax and structure of an XML-based format. XML tools use the schema file for checking the syntactical and structural correctness of an XML file that claims compliance with a certain format. The schema file <em>CMSIS-SVD_Schema_1_0.xsd</em> can be found in the folder <b>SVD</b> of the CMSIS distribution. <br/>
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<li><b>SVD Conversion Utility:</b> ARM provides the <b>SVD Utility (SVDConv.exe)</b> tool to check the semantics and consistency of the data contained in a CMSIS-SVD file. SVDConv is a command-line tool included in the CMSIS distribution. It is located in the SVD folder side by side with the CMSIS-SVD schema file. The SVDConv shall be used for checking CMSIS-SVD descriptions as well as for generating CMSIS-compliant device header files. <br/>
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 SVDConv provides usage information at the command line when invoked without arguments. <div class="fragment"><div class="line">SVDConv.exe </div>
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<li><b>Consistency Check:</b> <br/>
 SVDConv is performing a consistency of the CMSIS-SVD file passed as the first command-line argument. The checks go beyond syntactical tests as they can be performed using the CMSIS-SVD schema file in combination with XML validation tools. Errors and warnings are printed to the command line. <br/>
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